Episode 443: HI-SEAS 2017 – Feb 22, 2017

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Tristan Bassingthwaighte, Kim Binsted, Ryan Ozawa

On the tech calendar, Open Data Day is coming up on Saturday, March 4th. Then on Wednesday, March 8th, it’s Startup Entrepreneur Day at the Capitol. During our main segment we get an update from Kim Binsted and Tristan Bassingthwaighte about the latest HI-SEAS (Hawaii-Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) mission. Find them also on Facebook.

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Episode 442: STEM at Chaminade – Feb 15, 2017

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jolene Cogbill, Gail Grabowsky, Kahealani Uehara, Ryan Ozawa

First we check the local sci-tech calendar with the upcoming OTTED University of Hawaii Tech Showcase and the VEX IQ Robotics competitions. Then we dive into a conversation with Jolene Cogbill, Gail Grabowsky, and Kahealani Uehara from Chaminade University about STEM pathways from high school to college and the Hoʻoulu STEM Scholarship program.

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Episode 441: XLR8UH, Ag Sector – Feb 8, 2017

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Mike Nahoʻopiʻi, Robert Saito, Ryan Ozawa

We kick off today’s show with an update on the Snap IPO and Amazon Echo Skills, then we talk about a couple of upcoming events. Meli James from the Hawaii Venture Capital Association joins us to tell us about the upcoming HVCA Gala Awards. Then, Mike NahoÊ»opiÊ»i Exec Director of the KahoÊ»olawe Island Reserve Commission tells us about the new mobile app for KahoÊ»olawe. Then, after the break, we talk with Meli James about the XLR8UH program and with Sam Aruch and Robert Saito about their companies Natural Resources Data Solutions and Herbavore Tools, respectively.

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Episode 440: Supercomputing – Feb 1, 2017

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Mike Fricano, Kevin Schneider, Philip Von Doetinchem, Ed Harrell, Ryan Ozawa

We kick off today’s show featuring a couple of upcoming events. Ed Harrell joins us to tell us about the upcoming week long HTDC workshop called How to Think Like an Entrepreneur. Then, Mike Fricano from Iolani School, tells us about the annual Ignite Innovation event. Then after the break, we talk with Sean Cleveland about supercomputing at UH and learn how Philip Von Doetinchem and Kevin Schneider use the high performance computer to further their research.

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